Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 782 Opponents
Half a month ago, Luliang Mountain, the camp of the Han army.

On the mountain, Jiang Wei looked at Wei Jun in Mashou Mountain Fort, and sighed secretly: "Chen Tai is indeed a strong enemy!"

In the plan of the Han army, Liu Chan led the army across the river east, attracted the main force of the Wei army, lured Chen Tai to rescue, and set up an ambush on the main road.

Jiang Wei set off as a second hand, entered Luliang Mountain, attacked Mashou Fort, took the opportunity to attack Linfen and Pingyang, occupied the Fenshui Basin, and cut off the connection between Hedong and Taiyuan and Shangdang.

Although the idea was good, Chen Tai didn't take the bait.Relying on years of experience in fighting Jiang Wei, Chen Tai judged that Jiang Wei would definitely send troops to Luliang, so as to complete the strategic intention of cutting off the communication between Hedong and the outside world.After analyzing the pros and cons, Chen Tai gave up his plan to rescue Anyi first, and asked Sun Li to stick to Anyi and wait for rescue.

Chen Tai stayed in Linfen, and while integrating Bingzhou soldiers and horses, he ordered Mashoubao to be on guard.The actions of the Han army were just as Chen Tai had judged. Jiang Wei, who was rushing to attack Mashou Fort, failed in his plan and ran into the heavily guarded Wei army head-on.

"Captain, the Wei army is under martial law, and our army failed to attack Mashou Fort. What should we do now?" Hu Zun asked.

Jiang Wei supported his saber, sighed and said, "This plan can't work, so we have to find another plan."

As he spoke, Jiang Wei paced slowly, and said: "Your Majesty personally sent a large army to the east of the river, intending to attract Chen Tai to go south and let our army be the back-up. Now that the Wei army is not moving, our army's strategy has already failed. In other words, Chen Tai wants to defeat our troops."

"Destroy our army?"

Jiang Wei nodded slightly, analyzed carefully and said: "Your Majesty leads a large army. According to common sense, Chen Tai will lead the soldiers to rescue him. However, he has not rescued him, so why? No matter what, the intention is for me. I want to defeat our army first, and then go ahead." Go south to relieve the siege."

Jiang Wei and Chen Tai had different approaches to military affairs, and their styles of using troops were also very different.Jiang Wei was born in a noble family in Longxi and had been in the army for many years. He was influenced by the Hu people and was good at small-scale maneuvering tactics; Chen Tai was born in a large family in the Central Plains and joined the army.

Having said that, the two have fought against each other in Luliang Mountain for many years, and they can be called old rivals.Chen Tai was able to guess Jiang Wei's thoughts, how could Jiang Wei not know Chen Tai's careful thoughts.

Hu Zun frowned and said, "Since this is the case, it is better for our army to restrain Chen Tai's troops so that your majesty can attack Hedong."

Jiang Wei shook his head and said: "Linfen and Pingyang are the main roads of Hedong. Even if our army restrains Chen Tai, if the main roads are not cut off, the Wei soldiers will continue to enter Hedong from Jizhou. Besides, Chen Tai is not a man without a plan. Your Majesty's direction There may be arrangements, so our army still needs to look for opportunities to defeat the enemy."

Hearing Jiang Wei's words, Hu Zun looked distressed, and said, "Wei's army is occupying a dangerous position, and our army doesn't know where Chen Tai's troops are. The enemy is hidden and we can see. If defeating the enemy is the priority, it may be difficult."

Jiang Wei smiled and said: "Chen Tai predicted what our army did today, and our army has lost the opportunity. However, as Sun Tzu said, "Those who go to the battlefield first and wait for the enemy lose, and those who go to the battlefield and rush to the battle later." labor.Therefore, those who are good at fighting will harm others but not others. "Our army is attacking, how can we be controlled by Chen Tai, now we should run to other places, so that Chen Tai is controlled by our army."

After fighting for so many years, how can Jiang Wei be compared to Liu Chan, a general who can only fight dull battles, in terms of tactics.The biggest taboo in using soldiers is to be controlled by others.Once the enemy cannot be mobilized on the battlefield, it is easy to be mobilized by the enemy.

Take Zhuge Liang as an example, he likes to make a lot of noise.Although the routine of attacking east and west is old, it is indeed very effective in mobilizing the enemy.Sima Yi, who has always liked to attack the enemy with heavy punches, met Zhuge Liang who was not mobilized by him, and even able to mobilize him. He could only stick to the camp and was afraid of fighting.

Hu Zun asked thoughtfully: "If we follow the commander's advice, where should our army go?"

Jiang Wei looked northeast, and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers headed northeast, out of Shuanghe Mountain, and rushed to Pingyang. When Chen Tai heard that Pingyang had fallen, he would definitely come to help. Our army can ambush on the road. After Chen Tai was defeated, our army followed Go south from Fenshui, join the general's troops, and attack Linfen."

Pingyang County, the prefecture of Pingyang County.There is the Taihang Mountains in the east, the Luliang Mountains in the west, and the Fenshui River runs through it from north to south.It is in the north of Linfen and south of Taiyuan County. If Pingyang can be captured, although it cannot cut off the reinforcements of Shangdang, it can also block the reinforcements of Taiyuan.

Apparently Jiang Wei was trying to attack Pingyang, a strategic location, and mobilized Chen Tai to send troops to fight, so as to regain the initiative of the battle in his own hands.

Hu Zun couldn't help applauding and cheering, and said with a smile: "The general's soldiers are slightly better than others. If you can attack Pingyang and cut off Taiyuan's money and food and go south, you can also shake the hearts of the Hedong army. And you can unite with the Southern Huns to induce them to rebel."

This time Jiang Weidong came out to lure the Southern Huns to rebel, but unfortunately, Liu Bao, the leader of the Southern Huns, rejected Jiang Wei's proposal and still sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight.If Pingyang can be captured, it will also help lure Liu Bao to join the big man.

"Order all the troops to rectify their supplies and attack Pingyang." Jiang Wei ordered.

"promise!!"

……

The morning glow reflects half of the sky red, and the setting sun shines on the road.The troops of the Wei army, which stretched for more than ten miles, shuttled mightily on the road.A group of light cavalry galloped from the front to the center of the team, conveying military information.

Under the big banner of 'Chen', Chen Tai pulled the reins, rode the horse slowly, and chatted with the general from time to time.

"Report to General Zhengbei. According to Mashoubao's report, Jiang Wei, the governor of the thief Shuofang, has disappeared, leaving only a small army as a fake army." The scout encloses the letter and said.

"En!" Chen Tai looked at the letter delivered by Mashoubao, with doubts on his face, and said to himself, "Where is Jiang Wei going?"

He heard that Jiang Wei had arrived at Mashou Fort, and led a large army to help him, planning to copy the Luliang Mountain Road and attack Jiang Wei.Unexpectedly, Jiang Wei ran away now, without a trace.However, he didn't think Jiang Wei would withdraw his troops. Based on what he knew about Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei must be engaged in other things.

Seeing that Chen Tai was silent for a long time, Wang Jun said: "General, Jiang Weisu has the ambition to swallow the east of the river, so he must not withdraw his troops. Now he may be blocked at the head of the horse, so he will lead the army to go elsewhere."

Wang Jun's words woke Chen Tai up.Jiang Wei often has the idea of ​​devouring the east of the river, so he often makes a fuss about Pi's, Pingyang, Linfen, Puzi and other places, and now he probably cannot do without these places.

Chen Tai already had an idea, and deliberately asked Wang Jun, "Shizhi, in your opinion, where might Jiang Wei go?"

Wang Jun, courtesy name Shizhi, was born in Hongnong.She was born in a family, erudite and handsome, and took the daughter of Xu Miao, a veteran of Cao Wei, as his wife.After entering Hedong to work, he was appreciated by Chen Tai and recommended him as a general.In the war against the Shu Han, Wang Jun made a lot of achievements, and it was his idea to propose the construction of Mashou Fort.

Wang Jun pondered for a while, and said: "Jun thought that Wei might go to Pingyang and Pi's, and if he went to Pi's, his troops would unite with Huo Yi's troops, and he could march safely. He thought that if he went deep into Pingyang, he might be able to isolate Hedong, but its potential is lonely."

Chen Tai laughed, and said: "As Shizhi said, Jiang Wei has the ambition to devour the east of the river and wants to make a contribution to the world, so he will join forces with Huo Yi. If Tai's prediction is correct, Jiang Wei will go to Pingyang."

Huo Yi was in Fenyin, if Jiang Wei joined forces with Huo Yi, he would basically be caught in the confrontation between the two armies just like Huo Yi, and it would be difficult to make meritorious deeds.

Then, Chen Tai ordered the generals, saying: "Order the troops to rush to Pingyang, and they must arrive in Pingyang before Jiang Wei, and occupy the dangerous position, waiting for Jiang Wei's soldiers to arrive."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)